How bout 38s on a good 'ole D30? This guy had a nice D60 rear axle, but had a D30 up front with a sleeved OEM tie rod and regular drag link. Stock brakes too IIRC. Let me tell you he was REALLY soft on the skinny. Never gave it any gas ever. Rightly so as if he did, his front axle would blow up. It was stormy that day and all the rain made the trails twice as slick. That said, he never needed to winch the entire day and out wheeled me (at the time with 33s) and the Rubi JK behind me on 37s. I think the D30 was just temporary until he could get something better (or at least I hope so).

2003-2006 Rubicon front D44's are weak and will not hold up to much abuse on 37s or larger. It all depends on the driver though. I plan on going with the (TJ width) Dynatrac Trail Series front high pinion "new generation D44". They claim it's stronger than 2006 and older rubicon front D44's.

The way i see it the front rubi D44 needs to be replaced first and Im not gonna have the $ to swap both axles at the same time. So i hope to get the "new gen HP D44" (w/ bigger brakes) first and step up to 37s-38s. That way both axles sorta match and i dont have a super strong D60 up front with a weaker D44 in the rear. Then swap in a D60 rearend later when i have the $ and step up to 39s-40s... I would stick to 35s until u got the $ to drop on new axles cuz its gonna get expensive.

2003-2006 Rubicon front D44's are weak and will not hold up to much abuse on 37s or larger. It all depends on the driver though. I plan on going with the (TJ width) Dynatrac Trail Series front high pinion "new generation D44". They claim it's stronger than 2006 and older rubicon front D44's.

The way i see it the front rubi D44 needs to be replaced first and Im not gonna have the $ to swap both axles at the same time. So i hope to get the "new gen HP D44" (w/ bigger brakes) first and step up to 37s-38s. That way both axles sorta match and i dont have a super strong D60 up front with a weaker D44 in the rear. Then swap in a D60 rearend later when i have the $ and step up to 39s-40s... I would stick to 35s until u got the $ to drop on new axles cuz its gonna get expensive.

Can I have some extra money? I wouldnt even waste the time to swap in another 44 in the front. Just get the 60 for the front. The rear wont have any problem with 37's if you upgrade it.

2003-2006 Rubicon front D44's are weak and will not hold up to much abuse on 37s or larger. It all depends on the driver though. I plan on going with the (TJ width) Dynatrac Trail Series front high pinion "new generation D44". They claim it's stronger than 2006 and older rubicon front D44's.

The way i see it the front rubi D44 needs to be replaced first and Im not gonna have the $ to swap both axles at the same time. So i hope to get the "new gen HP D44" (w/ bigger brakes) first and step up to 37s-38s. That way both axles sorta match and i dont have a super strong D60 up front with a weaker D44 in the rear. Then swap in a D60 rearend later when i have the $ and step up to 39s-40s... I would stick to 35s until u got the $ to drop on new axles cuz its gonna get expensive.

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Yes the Dana 44 will handle a 37" tire. I ran 37x12.50x15 Super Swamper TSL Radials. I never had a problem, and I never changed the gearing either. That being said I worked with 7 miles of where I lived and it never saw the highway but it did see the trails as well.

2003-2006 Rubicon front D44's are weak and will not hold up to much abuse on 37s or larger. It all depends on the driver though. I plan on going with the (TJ width) Dynatrac Trail Series front high pinion "new generation D44". They claim it's stronger than 2006 and older rubicon front D44's.

The way i see it the front rubi D44 needs to be replaced first and Im not gonna have the $ to swap both axles at the same time. So i hope to get the "new gen HP D44" (w/ bigger brakes) first and step up to 37s-38s. That way both axles sorta match and i dont have a super strong D60 up front with a weaker D44 in the rear. Then swap in a D60 rearend later when i have the $ and step up to 39s-40s... I would stick to 35s until u got the $ to drop on new axles cuz its gonna get expensive.

so after all the reading ive been doing on multiple forums and talking with members of multiple Jeep clubs, if youre going to break a D44 with chromo shafts, you will break the D60 too. If you break a D60 with chromo shafts, buy a tractor. Wheel, have fun, but dont be an idiot. thats what i get out of all this. sure you will hear people all day tell you " Oh you need the biggest baddest blah blah blah, but the truth is, even if you have the biggest and baddest axles on the planet... you can still break them. If you wheel smart an upgraded D44 with 37's will handle 99% of what you throw at it. that 1% would have most likely broken a d60 too. overkill is not always the answer, sometimes common sense plays a part. Me, Im going with a ford 8.8 rear and D44 front, upgraded with chromo shafts and 37's. i bet you 2 years from now i will tell you a lot more stories about how much fun i had and the obstacles i cleared than horror stories of axles ive broken. just my 2 cents.

oh and also, its of my opinion that you will pop that 1310 or 1350 u-joint long before you pop the axle. another 2 cents, so thats 4